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Date Aug. 30, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-118 Title

Government Operations: Federal Government's Use of International Data Corporation's Subscription Services

STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-208565 AUGUST 3iI,lQ82 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: John G. Tower Senate Tower: Federal Government's Use of International Corporation's Subscription Services (GAO/PLRD-82-118) Data This is in response to your October 23, 1981, letter concerning the Federal Government's procurement of automatic data processing (ADP) info...
Date June 2, 1982 Report No. ID-82-42 Title

International Affairs: Managing Host Country Contracting Activities

, .. . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION June B-206204 The Honorable Administrator, International Dear iYr. M. Peter ElcPherson Agency for Development 2, 1982 I IIIII 118602 McPherson: t?anaging Activities Host Country Contracting (GAO/ID-62-42) Subject: We have examined aspects of Agency for International Development-financed project activities ...
Date May 20, 1982 Report No. 118445 Title

Government Operations: Review of Furniture Purchases by Federal Labor Relations Authority

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 c , FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. May 20, 1982 , STATEMENTOF ROBERT M. GILROY, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOk OF GAO'S PROCUREMENT,LOGISTICS AND READINESS bIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON FEDERAL EXPENDITURES, RESEARCH, AND RULES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE Mr . Chairman, at your of request, furn...
Date May 10, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-36 Title

National Defense: Evaluation of Unit Cost Reports Submitted Under Public Law 97-86, Section 917

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACOUlSlTlON OlVlSlON B-206836 MAY 10.1982 The Honorable John G. Tower Chairman, Committee on Armed United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Services Subject: Evaluation of Unit Public Law 97-86, Cost Reports Submitted Under Section 917 (GAO/MASAD-82-36) Your letter of February 5, 1982, asked us to examine ...
Date April 22, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-24 Title

Status of Major Acquisitions as of September 30, 1981: Better Reporting Essential to Controlling Cost Growth

I I/ /,J !lCllvl I BY THECOtiPTROLLER GENERAL *’ u .I f?eport To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES status Of Major Acquisitions As Of September 30, 1981: Better Reporting Essential To Controlling Cost Growth /4s of September 30 1981, the estimated cost bf 802 major acquisitions was about $647.5 illion; 465 of these projects increased about 257.5 billion over the earlier estimates. Lost growth on ...
Date April 20, 1982 Report No. CED-82-22 Title

Transportation: Better Administration of Capital Grants Could Reduce Unnecessary Expenditures on Mass Transit Projects

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Better Administration Of Capital Grants Could Reduce Unnecessary Expenditures On Mass Transit Projects Because it has not adequately monitored rant@, the Federal Government spent at least P8 million at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority with minimum benefits and may incur an additional $6-million unnecessary cost, More timely action...
Date April 12, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-66 Title

Government Operations: Army's Contracting Out of Laundry and Educational Testing Services at Fort Carson, Colorado

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING QFFICE~ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 / “3 kwntln~ Otfior except on the barrir; Of rp@dfk PP@WSrl by the Off la@ of Congrouional Rolrtlonh, B-206492 APRIL 12;t982 The Honorable Ray Kogovsek House of Representatives Dear Mr. Kogovsek: Army’s Contracting Out of Laundry and Educational Testing Services at Fort Carson, Colorado (PLRD-82-66) Subject: Your August 21, 1981, l...
Date March 24, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-51 Title

Information Management: Teleprocessing Services Contracts for the Support of Army and Navy Recruitment Should Be Recompeted

COMCTROUSR CBENERAL OC THE UNITED WAlWlNQTON D.C. B STATES B-206386 I. The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations Bouae of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: March 24, 1982 Subject: Services Contracts for the Support Teleprocessing of Army and Navy Recruitment Should be Recompeted (AFMD-82-51) In your January 7, 1982, letter (encl. l), you asked us to investigate the co...
Date March 17, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-37 Title

Energy: While Clinch River Breeder Reactor Steam Generator Contract Could Not Have Been Terminated for Default, Many Aspects Are Questionable

COMPTROLLER OENERAL WASUINQTON OF THE 0.0. UNITED STATES 205M March 17, 1982 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: RELEASE5 Subject: While the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Contract Could Not Have Steam Generator Been Terminated for Default, Many Aspects of the Contracting pro...
Date March 15, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-50 Title

Energy: A Process To Determine Whether To Construct Projects In-House or by Private Contractor Is Needed by TVA

I** * UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-206440 MARCH15.1982 The Honorable Robin Beard House of Representatives The Honorable United States Subject: Howard Senate 8. Baker, Jr. !‘A Process to Determine Whether to Construct %rojects In-house or by Private Contractor IS Needed by ~&he Tennessee Valley Authority (EMD-82-50) i Anissue discussed at March 1981 Tennessee Val...
Date March 15, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-49 Title

Energy: TVA Needs To Develop a Formal Process for Determining Whether To Construct Projects In-House or by Private Contractor

mEROY AND MINLRAU3 OIVISION B-206440 MARCH 75,1982 Mr. Charles B. Dean, Jr. Chairman, Board Of Directors Tennessee Valley Authority Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: The Tennessee Valley Authority Needs to Develop a Formal Process for Determining Whether to Construct.Projects In-house or by Private Contractor (EHD-82-49) An issue discussed in March 1981 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) oversight hearing...
Date March 12, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-59 Title

Government Operations: Postal Service's Expenditure of Funds for Painting the Windows and Other Work at the Post Office in Jackson, TN

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE WASHINGTON, D.C, 20548 1Jo WERAL CXFJERNMENT DIVISION ELEASED ‘ B-206549 . The Honorable Jim Sasser Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Senator Subject: Sasser: Postal Service's Expenditure of Funds for Painting the W indows and Other Work at the Post Office in Jackson, Ten...
Date Feb. 26, 1982 Report No. C-MASAD-82-15 Title

National Defense: Defense Plans To Deploy Some Cruise Missiles Before They Are Ready

. This is an unclassifieddigest furnished in lieu of a report contaking classified security information.‘ REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE LlNITED STATES DIGEST -_---Tomahawk cruise missiles--subsonic, jet-powered airframes designed to deliver nuclear or conventional warheads-- can be launched from the air, of the missile sea, and ground. Five variants are being acquired for use against ...
Date Jan. 25, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-35 Title

National Defense: Use of Contractor for Travel Services

Ganuary 25, 1982 Mr. John H. Kelso Acting Administrator, Dear Mr. Kelso: 117337 Health Services . . f .’ - . *. L. 5 ‘Subject: Use of Contractor for .Trav.el ServicT(PLRD--8:*35) 1 c r. b .. We have completed our review of the ‘Health Services Administration’s (USA) use of a contractor for providing travel Alservices to its corps of medical’ recruits and.volunteers. though the initial co...
Date Jan. 25, 1982 Report No. 117380 Title

Government Operations: Use of Formal Advertising by Civilian Agencies

UNITED STATESGENEIW ACCNINTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICk SUITR 8ood, 2420w. 26Tl-l AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211 ‘! Mr. Don W. Minnich Regional Director Fish and Wildlife Service P.O. Box 25486 Denver Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 Dear Mr. Minnich: We have completed an examination of procurement practices and procedures used by selected Denver-area Department of the Interior'bureaus. and ef...
Date Jan. 12, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-30 Title

Government Operations: Voucher Approval Procedures at the Peninsula Branch of the Defense Contract Audit Agency

UNITED &,mi GENEFUL ACCOUNTING OFFICE D.C. 20548 WASHINGTON. ?RocuRKMINT, AND RUSIM LoolsTlcs. DlVlSlON RELEASED ~-205853 JANUARY 12,1982 The Honorable Fete McCloskey, House of Representatives Dear Mr. McCloskey: Subject: Jr. Voucher Approval Procedures at the Peninsula Branch of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (PLRD-82-30) In your May 19, 1981, letter, you[asked us to review voucher approval pr...
Date Dec. 1, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-17 Title

Health: Experiments Have Not Demonstrated Success of Competitive Fixed-Price Contracting in Medicare

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Experiments Have Not Demonstrated Success Of Competitive Fixed-PriceContracting In Medicare The results of Medicare’ s three competitive fixed-price experiments have varied. Contractor performance ranged from satisfactory in Maine to unsatisfactory in Illinois. Contractor performance in upstate New York is now considered satisfactory after an initial 6-mon...
Date Dec. 1, 1981 Report No. 117081 Title

National Defense: Selected Provisional Payments Under Regional Defense Contracts

Uwm STkm tlllTf CWERK RCG IONAL 1937. ,W ACCOUNTING OFFICE STREET OFME BUMMER BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110 December 1, 1981 Colonel Charles E. Wheeler, USAF Corrunander Defense Contract Administration Services Region, Boston 666 Summer Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 Dear Colonel Wheeler: II I 117081 We have completed our examination of selected provisional payments under contracts administered ...
Date Nov. 23, 1981 Report No. 116913 Title

Transportation: Procurement of Support Services at the Transportation Systems Center

m I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MN 2 3 1981 Mr. Howard Dugoff Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration Department of Transportation Dear Mr. Dugoff: Procurement of Support Services At the Transportation Systems Center Sublect: We recently began a review of the role, functions, and management of the Tra...
Date Nov. 4, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-16 Title

Government Operations: Review of an Allegation That a Firm Incurred Unnecessary Test Costs on Cost-Type Contracts

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 1 6 q 7_ PROCUREMENT. LOGISTICS. AND READINESS DIVISION LJ :Y)!·©79.D L;
Date Nov. 2, 1981 Report No. B-204163 Title

Government Operations: [Comments of a Proposed Amendment to Federal Procurement Regulations]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Z OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL November 2, 1981 B-204163 Mr. Philip G. Read Director Federal Procurement Regulations Directorate Office of Acquisition Policy General Services Administration Dear Mr. Read: By letter dated July 20, 1981, you requested our comments on a proposed amendment to Federal Procurement Regulations (FPR). The amendme...
Date Nov. 2, 1981 Report No. B-204190 Title

National Defense: [Comments on a Proposed Amendment to Defense Acquisition Regulation]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-204190 November 2, 1981 Mr. James T. Brannan Director Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Dear Mr. Brannan: By letter dated July 31, 1981, you requested our comments on a proposed amendment to Defense Acquisition Regulation § 2-407.3. ...
Date Oct. 20, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-3 Title

Government Operations: Department of Defense Food Service Program Needs Contracting and Management Improvements

BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Department Of Defense Food Service Program Needs Contracting And M!anagement Improvements Oefense spends over $1 billion a year to buy, prepare, and serve food to the services, GAO looked at dining facilities at 17 military locations and found (1) contracting problems, (2); the basic daily food allowance fosters lax acdountabit...
Date Oct. 7, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-6 Title

National Defense: Retention of Unneeded Government-Owned Special Tooling by Contractors Causes Unnecessary Costs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING F ICE OF WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 f’ ItO(;lJl?t ANI) lit ML NT, AINNCSS I OGISTICS. IJIVISION B-204553 116565 OCTOBER 7,198l The Honorable The Secretary Caspar W . W e inberger of Defense Dear M r. Secretary: Subject: Retention of Unneeded Government-Owned Special Tooling by Contractors Causes Unnecessary Costs (PLRD-82-6) - ~ W e reviewed the management of Governm...
Date Oct. 6, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-8 Title

Government Operations: Two Navy Ship Contracts Modified Under Authority of Public Law 85-804--Status as of August 3, 1980

BY THECOMPTRCjLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES v I wu ’ Report To The Congress Two Navy Ship Contracts Modified Under Authority Of Public Law 85804~-Status As Of August 3,198O The 1979 Defense Appropriation Authorization Act requires the Comptroller General to review two contracts for the landing helicopter assault and the DD-963 destroyer ships. The review is to ensure that funds authorized for ...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-137 Title

Government Operations: Comparison of Six Projects Managed by DOE and Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated Laboratories

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL~~UNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 116767 A. ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS B-204902 The Honorable James A. Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: September and 30, 1981 Energy _ _ __ _ 116767 Subject: Comparison of Management, Overhead, and Direct Costs of Six Projects Managed by the Department of Energy and GovernmentOwned, Contract...
Date Sept. 24, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-139 Title

Information Management: The Guaranteed Student Loan Information System Needs a Thorough Redesign To Account for the Expenditure of Billions

REPORTBY THE US. -- General Accounting Office The Guaranteed Student Loan information System Needs .A Thorough Redesign To Account For The Expenditure Of Billions From the Guaranteed Student Loan proram’ ince tion in 1965 through fiscal year s B960, the F ederal Government had guaran14.6 million student loans totalwhile paying about S6.8 fees and default claims to States and lenders in support o...
Date Sept. 23, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-99 Title

Government Operations: Procurement Costs of General Purpose Mail Containers Can Be Reduced

Mr. Robert L. Ely Director, Office of Contracts Procurement and Supply Dcpartmcst United States Postal Se,rvice Dear I:r. Ely: Procurement Containers Costs of General Purpose Can Be Reduced (GGD-81-99) Flail 116641 Subject: This report is one of a series originating from our review of restrictive conditions and specifications ill Postal Service solicit:ltions anr; contracts and their izpact on com...
Date Sept. 22, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-75 Title

Health: Management Training Seminars Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health

United Dear The Honorable States Senator Max Baucus Senate Baucus: Subject: LYanagement Training National Institutes Seminars of Health Sponsored by the (FPCD-81-75) This report responds to your April 7, 1981, request and We reviewed management later discussions with your office. training seminars sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) including the procedures NIH used to determine -...
Date Sept. 18, 1981 Report No. CED-81-109 Title

Natural Resources: Corps of Engineers' Acquisition of Fish Hatchery Proves Costly

Report To The Chairman, Committee On Public Works And Transportation House Of Representatives OF THE UNITED STATES Corps Of Engineers’ Acquisition Of Fish Hatchery Proves Costly The Corps of Engineers acquired the Crystal Springs Ranch fish hatchery, Twin Falls County, Idaho, on March 18, 1981, for $3.425 million as part of its plan to compensate for steelhead trout losses caused by the Corps’...
Date Sept. 18, 1981 Report No. ID-81-65 Title

International Affairs: Pricing Data on the Proposed Sale of AWACS to Saudi Arabia

INTERNATlONAL OlVlSlON RELEASED September 18, 2981 Dear Congressman Subject: Aspin: Pricing Data on the Proposed Sale AWACS to Saudi Arabia (ID-81-65) of In your letter of August 26, 1981, you asked that the General Accounting Office review the pricing data aSSOClated with the proposed sale of E-3A Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) and give you a judgment on whether the U.S. military wo...
Date Sept. 9, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-64 Title

Government Operations: Allegations of Unethical Bidding Practices on Federal Construction Contracts

JNI~ED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 llG337 PROCUPEMENT. AN0 PEADINESS LOGISTICS, DIVISION B-204451 SEPTEMBER 9,1981 The Honorable Leon E. Panetta House of Representatives Dear Mr. Panetta: Subject: Allegations of Unethical on Federal Construction (PLRD-81-64) Bidding Contracts Practices you asked us to investigate In your May 21, 1981, letter, a constituent's complaint c...
Date Aug. 26, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-58 Title

Government Operations: Review of DOD Contracts Awarded Under OMB Circular A-76

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE //62 17 PROCUPEMENT. PhD READINESS LOGISTICS, UIVISION B-202157 AUGUST 26,1981 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Review of DOD ontracts Awarded Under OMB 5 ircular A-76 (PLRD-81-58) 3 As you requested on September 22, 1980, we review...
Date Aug. 21, 1981 Report No. B-204276 Title

Government Operations: [Views on Senate Joint Resolution 93]

_ ('S! x . .' 0 ( 't\f ig t r-~q X. COMPTROLLER GENZRAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-204276 ~AUG 211981 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental ' - Affairs United States Senate -Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of July 16, 1981, requested our views on Senate Joint Resolution 93 ;which will clarify and reaf'frm that it is the "general oolic!"(emphasis pr...
Date Aug. 17, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-49 Title

Government Operations: DOE Contracts To Demonstrate Coal Liquefaction Adequately Protect Government Interests

RELEASED RESTRICTED Not 1, be nLBawd Acc*~t~~~g OffM 3JrCef+Z 011 tLe b*Jk by the Office of Congrwsiomrl ~~~~ _____ ef ma -- qpmval ---=-=-= ,__.__. I * BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OI3K.X +& Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Interior And Related Agencies, Committee On Appropriations, House Of Representatives 1&37 I DOE Contracts To Demonstrate Coal Liquefaction Adequately Protect Government...
Date July 29, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-45 Title

Government Operations: DOD Loses Many Competitive Procurement Opportunities

Report To The Honorable Stephen House Of Repkentatives OF-THEUNITEDSTATES Wan! DOD Loses Many Competitive Procurement Opportunities DOD awarded an estimated $289 million in fiscal year 1979 contracts without obtaining available competition. Contracting officers often acquiesced to inappropriate noncompeti tive procurement requests from headquarters or accepted, without adequate support, assertions...
Date July 7, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-34 Title

National Defense: Logistics Concerns Over Navy's Guided Missile Frigate FFG-7 Class

, BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES I - f?eport To The Congress ’ Logistics Concerns Over Navy’s Guided Missile Frigate FFG-7 Class The Navy has developed many new logistics strategies for the FFG-7 class ships, which differ significantly from traditional practices in the surface Navy. It wants to reduce the number of shipboard personnel needed and increase ship availability. Ques...
Date June 30, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-92 Title

Energy: DOE's Assignment of Operating and Testing Responsibilities for OTEC-1

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINERALS OWlSION B-201346.2 JUNE 30,1981 The Honorable Ronald (Bo) Ginn ,-louse of Representatives Dear Mr. Cinn: Subject: Questions Concerning DOE's Assignment Operating and Testing Responsibilities for OTEC-1 (EMD-81-92) of By letter dated December 3, 1980, you requested that we examine several contractual procedures used by the Department of Energy (DOE) in ass...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-110 Title

Energy: Elimination of Federal Funds for the Heber Project Will Impede Full Development and Use of Hydrothermal Resources

. I - : ---J ,’ ~.32’ 1 IV lJj / c707’//52~p a BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Energy Development And Applications Committee On Science And Technology House Of Representatives On Elimination Of Federal Funds For The Heber Project Will Impede Full Development And Use Of Hydrothermal Resources High-temperature hydrothermal resources have a significant ...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. CED-81-128 Title

Transportation: Information on U.S. Coast Guard's Decision To Purchase M/V Cowslip Vessel

UNITiD SKATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFK WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND tCONO,,,,C DIWSION June 25, 1981 da th. thnIQn aQaol;tic rw-va B-203758 The Honorable E (Kika) House of Representatives Dear Mr. de la Garza: Subject: IllI IllI 116764 Information on th$"U.S. Coast Guard's Decision To t-Purchase t&s& M/V Cowslip Vessel (CED-81-128) -J Your letter dated February 23, 1981, request...
Date June 23, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-41 Title

National Defense: Navy's Berthing Facilities for Ships Undergoing Overhaul

c.3 \ 1 “I r RELEAS# ITEDSTATES G8NERALACCOU WASHINGTON, D.C. 2bt8 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: III llllll llllllll 120274 Berthing Facilities for Ships Undergoing (PLRD-81-41) 3 we have reviewed the Navy's In response to your request, use of berthing facilities for ships undergoing overh...
Date June 16, 1981 Report No. 115546 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Profit Limitation Legislation

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 / FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. June 16, 1981 Statement of DONALD J. HORAN, DIRECTOR PROCURE?4ENT, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT AND MILITARY NUCLEAR SYSTEMS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON -- PROFIT LIMITATION 1 LEGISLATION J Committee: today to present Committee is our ...
Date June 3, 1981 Report No. 115401 Title

Budget and Spending: Increased Emphasis on Improving Procurement Practices

UNIT'SD STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 lllllllllllllll 115401 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1981 Statement of Thomas D, Morris Special Assistant before Subcommittee to the Comptroller the and National General on Legislation Security Eouse Committee on Government Operations Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: to respond to the Comm...
Date June 2, 1981 Report No. 115371 Title

Health: Three GAO Reviews of Contract Administration by the National Cancer Institute

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 p.m. EDT DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING JUNE 2, 1981 Rllllllll llllll 115371 STATEMENT OF EDWARD A. DENSMORE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ON THREE GAO REVIEWS OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Mr. Ch...
Date May 26, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-29 Title

Government Operations: AWACS Contract Price Overstated Because of Noncurrent, Inaccurate, and Incomplete Cost or Pricing Data

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL Accoumf NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, AND READINESS LOGISTICS, DIVISION B-168450 The Honorable The Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: C. Subject: LAWACSContract Price Overstated Because I of Noncurrent, Xnaccurate, and Incomplete Cost or Pricing Data3 (PLRD-81-29) This report discusses our review of the pricing of This is a modificati...
Date May 12, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-14 Title

Fort Monmouth Procurement Activities: Inappropriate Contract Actions May Increase Government Costs

RELEASED B-202369 MAY 12,1981 The Honorable Samuel S. Stratton ~~~ Chairman, Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: ,;* S-Gw~ 1~~~~~~~11~~~~~~ 116275 b' ort Monmouth Procurement Activities: Inappropriate Contract Actions May Increase Government Costs (PLRD-81-14) -3 as Chairman, Subcommittee On May 8...
Date May 7, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-38 Title

Energy: Improvements Needed in Managing Federal Coal Mapping Contracts

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, MaROY AND MINERAU DIVISION D.C. 20548 R-202946 MAY 7.1981 The Honorable Secretary of Dear Mr. James G. Watt the Interior Secretary: r Improvements Coal Mapping Weeded in ContractsJ Managing Federal (EMD-81-38) Sub3ect: In a recent report, we identified various problems with and usefulness of[Federal coal resource occurrence/ Coal development poten...
Date April 30, 1981 Report No. 115084 Title

Transportation: Northeast Corridor Improvement Project Budget Cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOK KELCw:iE ON DELIVEdY EXPECTED tiT 9:30 A.Il., THURSDAY, APRIL 30, i981 STATELlEN'r OF HERBERT I'-ICLUKE, ASSOCIATE DIKCC'I'OK 115084 COMI'IUNITY AND ECONOIlIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBC01$11lIT'I'EE ON COLiilERCL:, TRANSPORTATION, AND TOU~IS;I HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMTlERCE ON NOKTHCAST COKKIDc)K If~iPKOVE:1~lEN'iPKOJCCT dUl)GE'f CU'rS iMR. CHAIRMAN AN...
Date April 17, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-46 Title

Income Maintenance Experiments: Need To Summarize Results and Communicate the Lessons Learned

United States Senate RELEASED OF THE UNITEDSTATES Income Maintenance Experiments: Need To Summarize Results And Communicate The Lessons Learned The Office of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Health and Human Services initiated income maintenance experiments, the first ever in the United States, to measure the extent to which a guaranteed income would reduce recipients’ work efforts, GA...
Date April 1, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-9 Title

Government Operations: Army's Contracting Out of Installation Support Functions at Fort Gordon, Georgia

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, AN0 READINESS LOGISTICS, OIVISION c;~32~sl:ic approval D-202326 RELEASED APRIL 1,1981 Doug Barnard The Honorable House of Representatives Dear ?lr. Barnard: Contracting Functions at Fort Out of Gordon, I I 1.I 114877 Subject: In your letter of May 1, 1980, you review the Army's contracting practices at Fort Gordon, On Marc...